The Chinese Calligrapher Boying (Japanese: Hakuei; also known as the “Sage of Cursive Script”); “Inkstone” (Suzuri), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū) From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1

A man sits on a red low table with a lattice pattern, holding a large sheet of paper. He wears a gray kimono with a white and red pattern, a black obi with red edges, and white socks. A black inkstone with three spouts sits on the table. The background shows a landscape with hills, a body of water, and a blue sky with white clouds. Japanese characters are written in black ink on the top half. A red circular seal is on the right side. The image has a beige border with a floral pattern.